Weekend in St George

We made a trip down to St George in early April to visit Grandpa and Grandma Crawford.  We love it down there that time of year.  The weather was beautiful, and the kids had such a great time with their grandparents. 

We spent an afternoon hiking in Snow Canyon.  It's the best place to hike with little kids since they can climb pretty high without ever having to go up anything to steep or treacherous. 

Steve and Jack and Ella made it clear up to the top of the petrified sand dune.  Ella was super nervous at the top and didn't want to stand up, and for good reason.  I had to take Levi back to the car to change his diaper so I missed this beautiful view.

Levi thought he was an 18 month old mountain goat.  He was running and jumping and refused to hold our hands.  He's such a wild boy, but also has extremely good agility and motor skill so he actually handles himself pretty well.

I think he liked hiking the very most.  And he loved spotting the lizards!

Later that day we cooled off with a dip in the pool.  Thanks again Steve for getting in the water with the kids so I didn't have to!  Ella and Jack are both pretty good swimmers, but Levi thinks he can swim, and loves jumping into the pool, which makes his tricky to watch.

Ella loves warming up in the hot sun.  Jack saw this picture on my phone and said, "I thought that was a picture of me after I got my tonsils out."

Jack is getting so good at swimming which we both love!

See what I mean, a HUGE handful at the pool :)

Easter

We had a great Easter this year.  Steve was gone camping with the boy scouts, so I did the Easter Egg hunt solo with the kids.  We went to a food-free egg hunt sponsored by the Utah Food Allergy Network and it was a lot of fun.

Ella was the only one who wanted her picture with the Easter Bunny.  She wanted me to ask it if it is a boy or a girl, but I didn't get a chance.  Levi was so interested in "bunny" but did NOT want to sit by it.  And Jack was too old and too cool (that happened too fast).

Levi had no idea what to do during the egg hunt.  He just walked around clueless.  Finally at the end I picked up a few things for him and put them in his basket.  I did pay $5 after all.

Jack and Ella however knew exactly what to do.  I had to go to the kiddie area with Levi so I left these two on their own. We picked a meeting spot for afterward, and somehow we all ended up together at the end.  They got lots of little toys, games, and coloring books.

That night we colored Easter Eggs.  My kids love doing this so much.  We also went to a glow in the dark egg hunt at the neighbors house that night.

The Easter Bunny brought Ella a dairy free chocolate bunny.  She loved it so much.

 Jack got up extra early to celebrate Easter.  He loves holidays and occasions so much.  He is a cute boy that loves excitement and makes sure the rest of us never miss it either. 

*Not pictured, Levi who slept it :)

 My cute kids in their Easter clothes before church.  We have 1:00 church or I'm pretty sure this picture wouldn't exist.

...And here's the out take which I honestly might like better.  Happy Easter!